Indian Entrepreneurship: A Nation Evolving (Entrepreneurship and Development in South Asia: Longitudinal Narratives)

This book provides cutting-edge insights into factors, issues and instruments that foster entrepreneurship and innovation in its various guises ,in India – the fastest growing economy in the world today. India’s future is predicated upon the capabilities of its people and organisations to identify and develop new products, services, types of organization and new forms of economic and social engagement with producers, consumers, institutions,and her citizens. The book addresses four critical factors - people, technology, organisations and society. It evaluates how Indian entrepreneurs utilise their range of key skills and entrepreneurial competencies in local and transnational environments. It explores how software and technological development, and the reorganisation of the public research infrastructure, are leading to a transformation of our organisations and our capacity to develop new ones. Further, it examines the role of socially-unity-driven entrepreneurship and community-based innovation centred round the arts and culture in urban and rural settings, in promoting socially oriented transformation. The book aims to offer a small but rich portfolio of India's unique entrepreneurial capabilities. Front Matter ....Pages i-xx The Mosaic of Indian Entrepreneurship: An Eclectic Introduction (Jay Mitra)....Pages 1-35 Case 1: Sustainability as a Driver of Enterprise Creation (Renji George Amballoor)....Pages 37-40 Economic Policy Making in India and the Scope of Entrepreneurship Led Development (Vijaya Gupta)....Pages 41-60 Case 2: Self-efficacy and Passion (Renji George Amballoor)....Pages 61-64 Art for Life: Intangible Cultural Heritage as a Tool for Entrepreneurial Development in India (Amitava Bhattacharya)....Pages 65-94 Case 3: Looking Back in History for a Culture of the Future (Renji George Amballoor)....Pages 95-98 From a One-Man Consultancy to a Global Business Empire Connecting Back Home: The Case of Purico Limited (Sarika Pruthi)....Pages 99-124 Case 4: Adversity as Opportunity (Renji George Amballoor)....Pages 125-128 Case 5: Waste Not What Entrepreneurial Endeavor Can Do (Renji George Amballoor)....Pages 129-133 Technological Innovation in Public R&D Laboratories in India: Dissecting the Critical Dimensions (Santanu Roy, Jay Mitra)....Pages 135-168 Case 6: Unscheduled Stops to Planned Behaviour (Renji George Amballoor)....Pages 169-173 Case 7: Motivation and Self-determination for a Change (Renji George Amballoor)....Pages 175-178 This book provides cutting-edge insights into factors, issues and instruments that foster entrepreneurship and innovation in its various guises ,in India - the fastest growing economy in the world today. India's future is predicated upon the capabilities of its people and organisations to identify and develop new products, services, types of organization and new forms of economic and social engagement with producers, consumers, institutions,and her citizens. The book addresses four critical factors - people, technology, organisations and society. It evaluates how Indian entrepreneurs utilise their range of key skills and entrepreneurial competencies in local and transnational environments. It explores how software and technological development, and the reorganisation of the public research infrastructure, are leading to a transformation of our organisations and our capacity to develop new ones. Further, it examines the role of socially-unity-driven entrepreneurship and community-based innovation centred round the arts and culture in urban and rural settings, in promoting socially oriented transformation. The book aims to offer a small but rich portfolio of India's unique entrepreneurial capabilities. . This book provides cutting-edge insights into factors, issues and instruments that foster entrepreneurship and innovation in its various guises, in India - the fastest growing economy in the world today. India's future is predicated upon the capabilities of its people and organisations to identify and develop new products, services, types of organization and new forms of economic and social engagement with producers, consumers, institutions, and her citizens. The book addresses four critical factors - people, technology, organisations and society. It evaluates how Indian entrepreneurs utilise their range of key skills and entrepreneurial competencies in local and transnational environments. It explores how software and technological development, and the reorganisation of the public research infrastructure, are leading to a transformation of our organisations and our capacity to develop new ones. Further, it examines the role of socially-unity-driven entrepreneurship and community-based innovation centred round the arts and culture in urban and rural settings, in promoting socially oriented transformation. The book aims to offer a small but rich portfolio of India's unique entrepreneurial capabilities